The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
March 31, 2017

Trump Warns Right-Wing Republicans Over Healthcare Opposition
-------------------------------------------------------------

President Donald Trump lashed out Thursday at right-wing Republicans who
voted against his healthcare legislation, saying he was prepared to
support primary challengers to House Freedom Caucus members in next
year's midterm elections. In a tweet, Trump wrote, "The Freedom Caucus
will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don't get on the team, &
fast. We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018!" On Capitol Hill, House
Speaker Paul Ryan said he was sympathetic to Trump's view.

Speaker Paul Ryan: "Look, I understand the president's frustration. I
share frustration. About 90 percent of our conference is for this bill
to repeal and replace Obamacare. And about 10 percent are not. And
that's not enough to pass a bill. We're close."

Members of the Freedom Caucus shot back at Trump, accusing him of siding
with the D.C. establishment and failing on a campaign pledge to "drain
the swamp" in Washington.


.